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North Macedonia - Bulgaria relations

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Kiril Petkov
Kiril Petkov

“By signing these three memorandums on our very first meeting in Sofia, we give an example of a new approach, we deal with a new energy and bring real results. The end goal of these partnerships is the economic growth of the whole region. A growth that both the citizens of Bulgaria and North Macedonia will feel by having a better standard of living.”

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Prime Minister of Bulgaria
25 Jan 2022 4 1
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Iakovos Michailidis
Iakovos Michailidis

“The history of Bulgaria and Slav Macedonia until World War Two are one and the same. Where they differ is after 1940, when Bulgaria becomes a Nazi ally, and [what is now] North Macedonia was part of Tito's resistance to the Nazis. That's where the history diverges. So the history up to World War Two is an apple of discord. Historical continuity and roots in the Balkans have become huge issues. The Slav Macedonians cannot accept that their beginnings as a nation go back only as far back as the 1940s.”

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Professor of Modern and Contemporary History at the Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki
20 Jan 2022 6 2
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Saska Cvetkovska
Saska Cvetkovska

“Both sides discussed some more pragmatic parts of the cross border cooperation - economic and diplomatic education, chambers of commerce. These are mostly run by the EU so they don't count. Everybody was avoiding the core issue, which is the recognition of the Macedonian language and identity.”

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Executive director at the Investigative Reporting Lab a centre of the Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project
20 Jan 2022 4 3
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Kiril Petkov
Kiril Petkov

“We will put discussions with Northern Macedonia on a new basis. The plan is to form fresh working groups between the two countries on issues not only related to history but also to the economy, infrastructure and culture. We will use working groups to seek solutions to issues such as joint economic activity, infrastructure, culture and history.”

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Prime Minister of Bulgaria
14 Dec 2021 1 2
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Zoran Zaev
Zoran Zaev

“My days [as PM] are numbered. I said I would stay to solidify the government majority and today I believe we are achieving that goal. Now I will need to oversee developments with Bulgaria, and that will take only a few weeks.”

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Prime Minister of North Macedonia
05 Dec 2021 1 3
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Dragi Gjorgiev
Dragi Gjorgiev

“When there is talk about the so-called memory politics of a nation's past, then in order to make decisions about this memory politics, which usually results in what is written on the monuments, and how public opinion perceives this past, seeing things through the eyes of politics, then a lot of discussions, talks, consensus in public opinion is needed to make a decision on how to present a certain event or person from the past. I do not see this statement by our Prime Minister [Zoran Zaev] as a statement that will be implemented immediately and on the basis of which the deletion of some offensive designations from those that have been established so far will begin in the field tomorrow. I see this statement more as an attempt, a signal to the other side that as far as the historical reconciliation between the Macedonian (sic) and Bulgarian people is concerned, there should be a dialogue, all the painful issues between us should be discussed and that this is the solution to achieve reconciliation.”

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Chairman of the North Macedonia Group in the Joint Interdisciplinary Commission on Historical and Educational Issues with Bulgaria
27 Sep 2021 5 4
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Jani Makraduli
Jani Makraduli

“Macedonian language, Macedonian identity and Macedonian uniqueness are internationally accepted and confirmed, part of our ID at the United Nations. Our international positions are clear and repeated countless times - there has not been and there will never be negotiations about them.”

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North Macedonia politician - Social Democrat MP
30 Jul 2021 4 5
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Zoran Zaev
Zoran Zaev

“The meeting today is a step towards finding a solution that is aimed at being of interest to both parties. Only in this way will we have the support of the citizens of both countries. I appeal to the brotherly people in Bulgaria through their leaders to continue their support for the Republic of North Macedonia on the road to its EU membership because our country has no other alternative. The most important thing is that we believe in European values.”

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Prime Minister of North Macedonia
17 Jun 2021 3 2
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Zoran Zaev
Zoran Zaev

“I am convinced that today's meetings here in Sofia will bring about only good for both brotherly nations. I appeal on the brotherly Bulgarian nation - through its leaders - to continue to help the Republic of North Macedonia on our path toward the European Union. We have no alternative.”

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Prime Minister of North Macedonia
17 Jun 2021 2 3
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Stefan Yanev
Stefan Yanev

“Our aim is to create a favorable environment of trust, friendship, and open dialogue that will help our specialists to sit down and find the correct solutions.”

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Bulgarian caretaker Prime Minister
17 Jun 2021 1 1
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Andrey Kovatchev
Andrey Kovatchev

“It is not a problem that Bulgaria has a provisional government, as Zaev believes. The problem is that Skopje did nothing to implement the [2017 friendship] agreement with Bulgaria. On the contrary, it puts efforts and lobbies to undermine Bulgaria's position and [exert] pressure on Sofia. We are not disputing their [North Macedonia's] current identity and language. The agreement speaks of a joint history of the current two peoples, a joint Bulgarian history, not a shared one, not intertwined, but a joint history of one ethnos in the past, which was divided cruelly at the start of the 20th century by unfortunate fate and the big powers.”

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Bulgarian politician, Member of the European Parliament
16 Jun 2021 3 3
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Zoran Zaev
Zoran Zaev

“I have a feeling the problem won't be solved by June 22. Bulgaria has a technical government and has no parliament [in session, ahead of July elections], but this option is not impossible. But I believe that these days we can reach an agreement that would be ratified by us and by the next Bulgarian government and parliament.”

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Prime Minister of North Macedonia
16 Jun 2021 1 2
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Vlado Misajlovski
Vlado Misajlovski

“We took to the streets to raise our voice and to ask the government to show us what is being put on the table [in talks with Bulgaria], and whether they are again negotiating about Macedonian identity and language. We are all supporting the EU bid but there is something more important than that, the Macedonian state, the nation, the citizens and off course, the [national] identity.”

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Vice president of North Macedonian main opposition party VMRO DPMNE
09 Jun 2021 1 3
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Zoran Zaev
Zoran Zaev

“Mickoski [Hristijan Mickoski] absolutely knows that the plan [Portuguese plan to overcome the issues with Bulgaria] is good and is a starting point for reaching a solution. So now, to organise protests with a few cars and a handful of people to block the traffic, is a message that I really cannot understand. We are talking with Bulgaria about the roadmap, and the talks are focused on a sectorial level, on construction of railways and roads that are part of Corridor 8, on cooperation between the culture ministries, and ministries for education and science, on labour and social policies and on health, as well as on cooperation between the national youth agencies and the national broadcasters. Everything else is being discussed through the Portuguese presidency.”

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Prime Minister of North Macedonia
08 Jun 2021 2 3
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Svetlan Stoev
Svetlan Stoev

“Bulgaria has always supported the European perspective of the countries of the Western Balkans and as a country in the region is clearly aware that the path to the EU is the strongest factor in the transition to democratic governance. Bulgaria has always shown a will for a constructive and pragmatic dialogue with Skopje. We will continue to work for the restoration of trust. We expect legal guarantees for compliance with the 2017 Treaty and a constructive response from Skopje for a long-term solution to the issue.”

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria
07 Jun 2021 3 3
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Stevo Pendarovski
Stevo Pendarovski

“We need to restore trust and talk as friends about the most difficult issues that are holding us back, and I hope they will bring us closer. We are here to calm the atmosphere and talk about this problem that has developed between us since last year in a different language.”

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President of the Republic of North Macedonia
26 May 2021 1 1
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Svetlan Stoev
Svetlan Stoev

“Bulgaria continues to be principled in supporting the European integration of the Western Balkan countries while respecting the criteria for the individual achievements of each country and respecting the fundamental values ​​of the union as good neighbourly relations. We expect our closest neighbours in the region to work in a spirit of honesty and constructiveness. I want to emphasize that there is a general agreement on this topic and no change can be expected in the national position of Bulgaria.”

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria
21 May 2021 2 3
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Krasimir Karakachanov
Krasimir Karakachanov

“We treat the Republic of North Macedonia as a country where our compatriots live. Their political elite cannot understand exactly what they want and what they do not want. They want to enter the EU in muddy shoes, without apologizing for the killed Bulgarians.”

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Bulgaria’s Minister of Defense
05 Feb 2021 1 3
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